Elgar : Cello Concerto; Britten : Cello Symphony

CD (1) RUSSIAN REVELATION - Shostakovich plays Shostakovich - RV10100


Edward Elgar : Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E Minor, op. 85
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nathan Rakhlin
1958/11/28

Benjamin Britten : Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1964/03/12 - Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, Russia

Saint John Passion

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Johann Sebastian Bach : Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Peter Pears (Tenor); Gwynne Howell (Bass); Jenny Hill (Soprano); Alfreda Hodgson (Contralto); Philip Langridge (Tenor); Thomas Hemsley (Baritone)
William Bennett (Flute); Norman Knight (Flute); Peter Graeme (Oboe); James Brown (Oboe); James Brown (English Horn); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Quintin Ballardie (Viola); Martin Gatt (Bassoon); Bernard Richards (Cello); Adrian Beers (Double-Bass); Timothy Farrell (Organ); Philip Ledger (Harpsichord)
Wandsworth School Boys Choir / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1972/03/31 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : Cello Sonata

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Benjamin Britten : Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 65
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1967/07/07, 14th Aldeburgh Festival - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Sonata - Scherzo for Cello and Piano, op. 65
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1967/07/07, 14th Aldeburgh Festival - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Shostakovich : CelloSonata, Piano Concertos n°1 & 2

CD (1) RUSSIAN DISC - RD CD 15 005


Dmitri Shostakovich : Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, op. 40
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Dmitri Shostakovich (Piano)
1957/11/15 - Radio House, Moscow, Russia

Dmitri Shostakovich : Concerto for Piano and Orchestra n°2 in F major, op. 102
Dmitri Shostakovich (Piano)
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Gauk
1958

Dmitri Shostakovich : Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Orchestra n°1 in C minor, op. 35
Dmitri Shostakovich (Piano); Josif Volovnik (Trumpet)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Samuel Samosud
1957/11/27

Sauguet : Mélodie Concertante; Britten : Cello Symphony

CD (1) RUSSIAN DISC - RD CD 11 108


Henri Sauguet : Mélodie Concertante for Cello and Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
USSR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Henri Sauguet
1964/01/14 - Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, Russia

Benjamin Britten : Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1964/03/12 - Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, Russia

Shostakovich : Cello Sonata, Piano Quintet

CD (1) RUSSIAN REVELATION - Shostakovich plays Shostakovich - RV 70005


Dmitri Shostakovich : Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, op. 40
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Dmitri Shostakovich (Piano)
1957/11/15 - Radio House, Moscow, Russia

Dmitri Shostakovich : Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor, op. 57
Dmitri Shostakovich (Piano); Dmitri Tsiganov (Violin); Vasily Shirinsky (Violin); Vadim Borisovsky (Viola); Sergei Shirinsky (Cello)
Beethoven Quartet
1955/03/29

Rostropovich : the Russian years 1950-1974

In CD (12) EMI CLASSICS - 7243 5 72016 2 9


Benjamin Britten : Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1964/03/12 - Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, Russia

Britten : Cello Symphony

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Benjamin Britten : Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1964/07/06, Holland Festival - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland

Beethoven : Trio Gassenhauer

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Ludwig van Beethoven : Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in B-Flat Major, op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
Gervase De Peyer (Clarinet); Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1964/06/14, Aldeburgh Festival - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

The 21st Aldeburgh Festival

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Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky : Pezzo capriccioso
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1968/06/16, 21st Aldeburgh Festival - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky : Variations on a rococo theme
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1968/06/16, 21st Aldeburgh Festival - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky : Romeo & Juliet, Fantasy Overture after Shakespeare
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1968/06/16, 21st Aldeburgh Festival - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : The rarities

CD (2) DECCA - The British Music Collection - 468 811-2


Benjamin Britten : Canticle II - "Abraham and Isaac" for Alto, Tenor and Piano, op. 51
Norman Procter (Countertenor); Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1957

Benjamin Britten : Gemini Variations, twelve variations and fugue on an epigram of Kodály. Quartet for two (or four) players: flute, violin and piano 4 hands, op. 73
Gabriel Jeney (Piano); Gabriel Jeney (Violin); Zoltan Jeney (Piano); Zoltan Jeney (Flute)
1965/07

Benjamin Britten : Cantata Academica, für Soli, Chor und Orchester, op. 62 "Carmen Basiliense"
Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Helen Watts (Contralto); Peter Pears (Tenor); Owen Brannigan (Bass)
Harold Lester (Piano)
Orchestra and Chorus of the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by George Malcolm
1961/03/17 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : A Birthday Hansel for High Voice and Harp, op. 92
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/02/18 & 1976/02/19 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Russian funeral
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble conducted by John Iveson
1979 - St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, England

Benjamin Britten : Cantata misericordium for tenor, baritone, chorus and small orchestra, op. 69
Peter Pears (Tenor); Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1963/12/05, 1963/12/06, 1963/12/09 & 1963/12/10 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Children's Crusade, a ballad for children's voices and orchestra, op. 82
Mark Emney; John Wojciechowski; Raymond Hares; Stephen Daniels; Adrian Thompson (Tenor); Colin Morris; Graham Preston; Barnaby Jago
Ian Cobb (Piano); John Clegg (Piano); Johnatan Smith (Organ); Eric Crees (Percussion); John Tobin (Percussion); Chris Tingley (Percussion); Richard Courtney (Percussion); Brian Elton (Percussion); Graham Harbage (Percussion)
Wandsworth School Boys Choir (chorus master Russel Burgess) / Wandsworth School Boys Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1969/10/10 & 1969/10/11 - St. John's, Smith Square, London, England

Benjamin Britten : The Poet's Echo
Galina Vishnevskaya (Soprano)
Mstislav Rostropovich (Piano)
1968/07/17 to 1968/07/19 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente for Voice and Piano, op. 61
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/11/06 to 1961/11/09 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Two insect pieces for Oboe and Piano
Heinz Holliger (Oboe); András Schiff (Piano)
1991/07 - Forde Abbey, Chard, England

Britten : Owen Wingrave

CD (2) DECCA - 433200


Benjamin Britten : Owen Wingrave, op. 85
Peter Pears (Tenor); Sylvia Fisher; Benjamin Luxon (Baritone); Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); Heather Harper (Soprano); Nigel Douglas
Wandsworth School Boys Choir / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1970/12/01 to 1970/12/05 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente for Voice and Piano, op. 61
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/11/06 to 1961/11/09 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : The Poet's Echo
Galina Vishnevskaya (Soprano)
Mstislav Rostropovich (Piano)
1968/07/17 to 1968/07/19 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

The Roots of Gamelan

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Colin McPhee : Balinese Ceremonial Music
Georges Barrères (Flute); Colin McPhee (Piano)
1941 - New York, USA

Britten : Cello Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, Cantata misericordium

CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 425 100-2


Benjamin Britten : Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1964/07/17 & 1964/07/18 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20
New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1964/12/17 & 1964/12/18 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Cantata misericordium for tenor, baritone, chorus and small orchestra, op. 69
Peter Pears (Tenor); Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1963/12/05, 1963/12/06, 1963/12/09 & 1963/12/10 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Haydn : Trumpet, Horn, Cello Concertos

CD (1) DECCA - Serenata - 430 633-2 DM


Franz Joseph Haydn : Concerto for Cello and Orchestra n°1 in C Major, Hob. VII/b2
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1964/07/16 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Franz Joseph Haydn : Concerto for Horn and Orchestra n°1 in D Major, Hob. VII:d3
Barry Tuckwell (French Horn)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Neville Marriner

Franz Joseph Haydn : Concerto for Horn and Orchestra n°2 in D Major, Hob. VII:d4
Barry Tuckwell (French Horn)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Neville Marriner

Franz Joseph Haydn : Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E-Flat Major, Hob. VII:e1
Alan Stringer (Trumpet)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Neville Marriner

Britten : Cello Sonata; Schumann : Fünf Stücke im Volkston; Debussy : Cello Sonata

CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - The Classic Sound - 452 895-2


Benjamin Britten : Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 65
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/07/20 & 1961/07/21 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Robert Schumann : Fünf Stücke im Volkston
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/07/20 & 1961/07/21 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Claude Debussy : Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/07/20 & 1961/07/21 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Schubert : Sonata for Arpeggione; Bridge : Cello Sonata

CD (1) DECCA - The Classic Sound - 443 575-2 DCS


Franz Schubert : Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A Minor, D 821
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1968/07 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franck Bridge : Sonata for Cello and Piano
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1968/07 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : Cello Sonata, Cello Suites n°1 & 2

CD (1) DECCA - 421 859-2


Benjamin Britten : Suite for Cello, op. 72
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
1968/07/17 to 1968/07/19 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Suite for Cello, op. 80
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
1968/07/17 to 1968/07/19 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 65
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/07/20 & 1961/07/21 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Tchaikovsky : Serenade for Strings, Nocturne, Suite for Orchestra no 4, Children's Songs (exc.)

CD (1) BBC - Legends - Britten the Performer - BBCB 8002-2


Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky : Serenade for Strings in C Major, op. 48
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1968/06/16, 21st Aldeburgh Festival - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky : Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, op. 19/4
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1968/06/16, 21st Aldeburgh Festival - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky : Suite n°4 in G Major, op. 61 "Mozartiana"
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1962/06/10 - BBC Studios, London, England

Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky : 16 Children's Songs - Legend, "Christ in his garden", op. 54/5
Peter Pears (Tenor)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1962/06/10 - BBC Studios, London, England

Britten : Historical Recordings

CD (1) PEARL - GEMM CD 9177


Benjamin Britten : Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo for Tenor and Piano, op. 22
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1942/11/20 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
Boyd Neel String Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1944/05/25 & 1944/10/08 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Trad. : The Music of Bali - Pemungkah, overture to shadow-play, transcr. by Colin McPhee
Colin McPhee (Piano); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1941/04 - New York, USA

Trad. : The Music of Bali - Rébong, love music from shadow-play, transcr. by Colin McPhee
Colin McPhee (Piano); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1941/04 - New York, USA

Trad. : The Music of Bali - Gambangan, intermezzo, transcr. by Colin McPhee
Colin McPhee (Piano); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1941/04 - New York, USA

Trad. : The Music of Bali - Lagu délem, music from shadow-play, transcr. by Colin McPhee
Colin McPhee (Piano); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1941/04 - New York, USA

Trad. : The Music of Bali - Tabu telu, ceremonial music, transcr. by Colin McPhee
Colin McPhee (Piano); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1941/04 - New York, USA

Trad. : The ash grove (Welsh tune), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1944/01/04 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Trad. : The Salley gardens (Irish tune), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1944/01/04 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Trad. : Little Sir William (Somerset folk song), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1944/01/04 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Trad. : Oliver Cromwell (nursery rhyme from Suffolk), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1944/01/04 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Two compositions for piano duet - Introduction and rondo alla burlesca, op. 23/1
Benjamin Britten (Piano); Clifford Curzon (Piano)
1944/01/05 - Decca Studios, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Two compositions for piano duet - Mazurka elegiaca, op. 23/2
Benjamin Britten (Piano); Clifford Curzon (Piano)
1944/01/05 - Decca Studios, London, England

Shostakovich : Cello Sonata, 7 Block Romances; Janacek : Pohadka; Bridge : Phantasie Quartet

CD (1) DECCA - Britten at Aldeburgh - 466 823-2 DM


Dmitri Shostakovich : Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, op. 40
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1964/06/14, Aldeburgh Festival - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Dmitri Shostakovich : 7 Blok romances, op. 127
Galina Vishnevskaya (Soprano)
Emanuel Hurwitz (Violin); Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1968/06/24, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Leos Janácek : Pohádka
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1965/06/27, Aldeburgh Festival - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franck Bridge : Phantasie quartet
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
Amadeus String Quartet
1967/06/22, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Bridge : Piano Trio n°2; Shostakovich : Seven Romances, op. 127; Britten : The Poet's Echo

CD (1) DIS - PCCD 20026


Franck Bridge : Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano n°2
Yehudi Menuhin (Violin); Maurice Gendron (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1963/06/24, 16th Aldeburgh Festival - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Dmitri Shostakovich : 7 Blok romances, op. 127
Galina Vishnevskaya (Soprano)
Emanuel Hurwitz (Violin); Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1968/06/24, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : The Poet's Echo
Galina Vishnevskaya (Soprano)
Mstislav Rostropovich (Piano)
1968/06/24, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Schumann: Cello concerto; Dvorak: Cello concerto; Tchaikovsky: Pezzo capriccioso

CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL 4110


Robert Schumann : Cello Concerto in A Major, op. 129
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1961/07/06, 14th Aldeburgh Festival - Parish Church, Orford, England

Antonín Dvorák : Cello Concerto
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
USSR State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Evgeni Svetlanov
1968/08/21 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England

Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky : Pezzo capriccioso
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1968/06/16, 21st Aldeburgh Festival - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Piston : Variations for Cello and Orchestra; Foss : Cello Concerto; Bloch : Schelomo

CD (1) DIS - PCCD 10122


Walter Piston : Variations for Cello and Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
1967/03/02 - Carnegie Hall, New York, USA

Lukas Foss : Concerto for Cello and Orchstra
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lukas Foss
1967/03/05 - Carnegie Hall, New York, USA

Ernest Bloch : Schelomo, Hebrew Rhapsody
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
1967/03/09 - Carnegie Hall, New York, USA

Bliss : Concertino for Cello; Britten : Cello Symphony

CD (1) INTAGLIO - INCD 7151


Arthur Bliss : "Concertino" for Cello and Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1970/06/24, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
1967/04/12 - Carnegie Hall, New York, USA